Psalms 116

1 I have loved, because YHWH hears My voice, my supplication,

I love that the LORD should hear my voice and my supplications.

2 Because He has inclined His ear to me, And during my days I call.

Because He hath inclined His ear unto me, therefore will I call upon Him all my days.

3 Cords of death have surrounded me, And straits of Sheol have found me, I find distress and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

The cords of death compassed me, and the straits of the nether-world got hold upon me; I found trouble and sorrow. (Sheol h7585)

4 And in the Name of YHWH I call: Ah, now, O YHWH, deliver my soul,

But I called upon the name of the LORD: 'I beseech thee, O LORD, deliver my soul.'

5 YHWH [is] gracious, and righteous, Indeed, our God [is] merciful,

Gracious is the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God is compassionate.

6 YHWH [is] a preserver of the simple, I was low, and He gives salvation to me.

The LORD preserveth the simple; I was brought low, and He saved me.

7 Return, O my soul, to your rest, For YHWH has conferred benefits on you.

Return, O my soul, unto Thy rest; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.

8 For You have delivered my soul from death, My eyes from tears, my feet from overthrowing.

For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, and my feet from stumbling.

9 I habitually walk before YHWH In the lands of the living.

I shall walk before the LORD in the lands of the living.

10 I have believed, for I speak, I have been greatly afflicted.

I trusted even when I spoke: 'I am greatly afflicted.'

11 I said in my haste, “Every man [is] a liar.”

I said in my haste: 'All men are liars.'

12 What do I return to YHWH? All His benefits [are] on me.

How can I repay unto the LORD all His bountiful dealings toward me?

13 I lift up the cup of salvation, And in the Name of YHWH I call.

I will lift up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD.

14 Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people.

My vows will I pay unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people.

15 Precious in the eyes of YHWH [is] the death of His saints.

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.

16 Ah, now, O YHWH, for I [am] Your servant; I [am] Your servant, son of Your handmaid; You have opened my bonds.

I beseech Thee, O LORD, for I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, the son of Thy handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bands.

17 I sacrifice a sacrifice of thanks to You, And in the Name of YHWH I call.

I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the LORD.

18 Let me complete my vows to YHWH, Now, before all His people,

I will pay my vows unto the LORD, yea, in the presence of all His people;

19 In the courts of the house of YHWH, In your midst, O Jerusalem, praise YAH!

In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Hallelujah.